Gas-lighter.



C. F. LARSEN.

GAS LIGHTER.

APnlcmoN msn ism/12.1911.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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ffggm- .i A furtherobyectnof fthe. iinrention 1s' to px' J" vidoK novelmoans j sqn'ring .n proper pressure onthe pyrphorie element, :and 4forndiustngthe pressure-thereon. Y It is within the-provinceofhe disclosure 'to improve. nerm1ly ]-axid Ato enhance the 25 bility` of. deviees of'thettype Viowineh the present invention .apperizaine` With Ithe: eboye nndother f The device forming.. tho-'.snbjoct 'mtterfof .this nppiienilion ineindes bo'dyl 1 prefer?" -nblynin'cie oi'- mctnl nud, comprlsin 'iL-pair of pnriillel side members 2 in the orm -o V plntesrhnv'iiig rilegenerulorin'of'e pistol.`

The sido members 2 nre united by e-rear crosspioce' 3, n. fronteross iec'e 4 and. an-

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The sido membri-'5 2'n`re unified byr pivot olemonpf received in an opening 8v formed in n tirigger1l., the trigger ll `being mount,- lmi in siringon the pivot element, .helweenf the sich?. members 2 and' parailel thereio.

to'tii sido members 2. The trigger .10 'also wiiioh is nl; right :ingles to the side members il, lhesocondnry ,opein 12 boing in .fin- -i`orm ot' n key hole 5161;, t e openingr 12 communicating with tho opening 110.:

65 ,exendedentirely 4through the trigger, the exib; of the primary 'opening being parallel-v 'ro I is connected with the u pgnjtnndngnger 9 oi* tho trigger 10,1'iho rcnr end of the sprmg Hs bring' rocrlrcd .in a. notch lformodY in ho reni' urige of ny projection 16 upstandinff nt. flllieionreiid of n n.nctuntingjmelnbei' l? 4in thc form of i1 bnr, iihe nctnnting member being -locnted botn'oen Lhesllq elements 2 nnd being received siidnbiy in (ghe primary A opening 10 ofthe trigger '11. In front of, the

projection 1G, the nctm'ljzing' niembcrgl' hns n' iiepssed edge cmisi'iiu'tingifi truck 18, .and ui; the forward 'und of thetrnckl, a.

depressed 4sont 1 ir,fnshionedinhe upper .edge of the nol'lmtngmember.- The munernl i y 20 denotes xi` roller receiircdlin the. sent`19` -xiii ndoptcd fo trnvrrse the tradi'lythe YAroller lying 'in the opening 10 offihetrjgger nn'd i'nrliidinghfnnniims 2l mountedin 'the red neporiions of lihe' koy ho'ie slotsf12; in

for rotiiionA in the reduced upper port-ione of tho key' -hi'e slots, Ah' itsforwnrd end, Vthe'antun/ning member 17 is provided. with a.' 'ruck ZZ-Hm' forward extremity 23 0f the' part 17 coacting'with'tiie cross piece 4, which the striker 2 preferably are orme'd in oneY piece .although this construction is not insistedupon.

.A socket 29 is secured to the Inner face of one of the side members 2 near to the forward end of the body 1. In the rear side of the socket 2:9 a slot 30 is formed.l A pyrophoric element 31 is mounted to slide in the socket 29 and bears on the striker 27. The numeral 32 denotes a pressure member extended longitudinally of the body 1' and 1ocatcd between the side'members 2. The forward end of the pressure member 32 enters the slot 30 in the socket 29 end terminates in a depending finger 33 bearing on the pyrophoric element 31. The pressure mem- Uper 32 includes a lateral wing' 34 constituting a means whereby the rear end of the pressure member may be attached securely to a shaft 35 journnled in the lsidemembers f2. The pressuremeinber 32 has a dependin extension 36 to which a rearwardly extende rod 37 is pivotcd as shown at 38. A rod 37 passes slidably through the intermediate cross piece 5. A compresion spring 39 surrounds a portion ofthe rod 37, the forward end of the spring 39 abutting a inst the cross piece 5, and the rear end of t e spring abutting against a nut 40 threaded rod 37.

In practical operation, when the lower end of the trigger 11 is swung rearwardly, the" actuating member -17 is drawn rearwardly, because the roller 20 is engaged 'in the seat 19, and since the trunnions 21 of the roller are engaged in the reduced Iportions of the key hole slots 12 in the triggler. By this operation, the spi-ing 14 is put un or tension. Ultimately, the roller 20 rides out o'l the seat 19,

ward, the roller 20 riding along the track I8 of thc actuating member 17, and the forward'cnd 23 of the actuating member ulti.

n'i-.itely coming into abut-mont with thc cross piece-'L When the actuating member 17 moves forwardly, the rack 22-turns the 'rothe ult l0 and thc cross pccef, pulls the :ad 37 rearwardly and swings the forward V l end of the pressure member 82 a inst thestriker 27. ing a pinion 26 meshin into ga bly.

onto `the in'to the pinion; means for releasablyconnc'ctmg the trigger and the actuating memand then the 4spring V14,'. moves thc actuating member 17 smartly forconnecting tho-orhecnrl of tho trigger with downwardly, the finger 38 thus being held yieldingly on the pyrophoric element 31, and constituting I neans for advancing the pvrophbric element e e'ort of the sprintb and consequently the pressure exerted y the fin r33 on the pyrophorie elementl, may adjusted by rotating the nut 40. When it is desired to renew the pyrophoric element 81, the nut 40 is backed toward the rear end of the rod 87, and then the forward end of the.pressure,mem'ber 32 may be swung upwardly out ofthe slot 30,

ywhereupon the pyrophoric element 31'm'ay be renewed,

I avirn.;v thus described the invention, what isclaimed is:- 1. A lighter of the class described comprising. a body; a striker and a pinion connected for simultaneous rotation and journaled on the body; a pyrophoric element coacting with the striker; a trigger mounted intermediate its ends to swing on the bodg; iin-actuating member slidably supported y the triggerA and including a rack meshing into lthe pinion; means for connectin the trigger and the actuating member re ensa- Awhereby the actuatingl member will be retracted when one end of the trigger is pressed rearwardly; and spring means operatively connected with the actuating ineinber and with the other end of the trigger to advance the actuating memberA after the actuating member is released from the trigger, the spring means being tensioned when the first-specified end of the trigger is pressed rearwardly.

2. A lighter of the class described comprising a body;a 'striker and a pinion counected for simultaneous rotation and journaled on the body; a pyi-ophoric element eoactng with the striker; a ti'figger mounted intermediate its ends to swing on the bodg'; anactuating member slidably sn ported y the' trigger and including n. rack meshing lier to secure a retraction of the actuating member when one end' of the triggcr is pressed rearwardly; und a rctractileespring the actuating member and ,constituting means for advancing thc actuating member after thcl actuating member is released from thc trigger, thc spring boing tcnsioned when the first-specified ond of the trigger is pressed rearwardly. Y

3. A lighter of thcl class described comprising a body; alstrikcr and a pinion conncctcd for simultaneous rotation and journaled on the body; a pyrophorc'clemcnt coacting with the striker; a trigger mounted to swing on the body and providedwith an opon|ng; an actuating mcmbor passing slid- 1MM l u ably *311011111 ,the 0136115113, .the as luy-own, I have heretb ailixed my signsnexpber conllsng a llltttho ture in the presence of two witnesses. pmlon, an ma: provl h Wi, a. m51 11er journaled in un@ trigger ma, waived CHARLES F- LABSEN- 5 relwsably nthelst; md'apungmansfor Wimges: A

advancing the actuating member. JN0. T. Blomme,` In testimony that I alain the foregoing l E. C. Molilli-AN. 

